Yasuke’s remarkable journey took him from Africa to the ranks of Oda Nobunaga’s forces, where he became one of Japan’s most intriguing figures.

Known as Yasuke, the man was a warrior who reached the rank of samurai under the rule of Oda Nobunaga - a powerful 16th Century Japanese feudal lord who was the first of the three unifiers of Japan.

The stones form part of the top section of the base of a Gifu Castle keep likely built by legendary warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582). The find, made last October, is regarded as significant in the ...

As much as popular samurai movies and TV dramas strive to get their facts straight, portrayals of a coup against feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-82) by one of his subordinates at Honnoji temple ...

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The Oda Nobunaga Nendoroid comes with three different face plates: one with a smile, one for battle, and one as a shocked, comedic expression from the games and comics. In addition, she comes with ...

video game tacticians around the world will welcome this addition as Souzou tells the story of the famous Nobunaga Oda, an ambitious 16th century Japanese ruler the with the desire for a unified ...

After the war, the Imagawa clan who originally dominated the Tokaido region fell away, and the victorious Oda Nobunaga quickly expanded his power in Central Japan and the Kinki region, laying the ...

Among the great Warlords in Japanese history Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place In effect his military success led to the ultimate unification of the country This historically accurate portrayal of ...

Definitive Edition Victors and Vanquished DLC is coming to Windows PC and Xbox, bringing campaigns focused on Ragnar Lothbrok ...

Yasuke is thought to have been born in Mozambique and brought to Japan, and historical records show that he served the daimyo Oda Nobunaga. Not much else is known about him, but Ubisoft says that ...